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The first Institute was held at Andover,'Jan. 23, the 

 subject for the forenoon being, " The Phrenology of a 

 farm, The characteristics of its owner judged by its physi- 

 cal condition." Afternoon, " Tree culture from a finan- 

 cial standpoint," Appeal for planting nut bearing trees. 

 By Dr. H. G. Leslie of Amesbury. 



The second Institute was held at Beverly Feb. 13, 

 Subject for the forenoon, " Growing protein for the dairy 

 herd." Afternoon, " How may we conserve the natural 

 fertility of the soil." By Prof. C. S. Phelps of the Conn. 

 Agricultural College. 



The third Institute was held at Newbury, Feb. 27. 

 Subject for forenoon, " Essential points in Milk produc- 

 tion." Afternoon, " New Agriculture, or, a system of 

 Farming for success." By Prof. J. W. Sanborn. 



REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR FOR THE 



FAIR OF 1903. 



J. Lewis Ellsworth, Sec, 

 State Board of Agriculture, 



State House, Boston, Mass. 



Dear Sir : 



Your Inspector attended the Essex County Fair held at 

 Peabody, Sept. 22, 23 and 24, arriving in Salem in season 

 to join the Floral Parade, Wednesday, the 22d. This was 

 one of the features of that day and was certainly one of 

 the finest parades ever seen in the state. There were over 

 sixty entries and every team showed a great deal of taste 

 and the parade was pronounced a success by everyone who 

 saw it. The grounds are situated on high land and the 

 attendance was very satisfactory to the management. 



Cattle. The exhibition of cattle included something 

 over 100 head, mostly of the black and white breeds. 

 There were some very nice animals and the new cattle 



